Easter

We had a good Easter. The kids are getting to the stage where all three can play together and have fun....as long as Abby is the queen and get whatever she wants. She certainly has found her voice and already pushes them around. Her latest fit is about sharing my lap. If the other kids come she comes over crying and tries to push them off. Since Wynn and Abby didn't care for the eggs much we ended up playing in the living room while Sydney spent over an hour decorating eggs though and putting stickers on each and every one. She made some cool eggs! I really enjoyed being able to watch conference on Easter Sunday and have a day all to family. Its funny how you learn more when you're teaching something, and I think I've come to understand Christ's atonement more now as I try to explain to my kids than I ever did before. It's so hard to get the kids to focus on what holidays are really about with all the parties and flare that stores have to go along with holidays, so Andy and I are going to try to find or make a resurrection figurine set like the nativity sets for next year so the kids can have a hands on way to learn about and understand the real Easter story. I'm excited :).

Happy Birthday to Us

We had a fun birthday week last week and did lots of fun things but I wanted most to write about how awesome Andy is and how much we love him! I love surprises, and when we were first married I wanted Andy to be able to read my mind and know me so well that he could plan these perfect celebration days without me telling him anything. I thought that would mean we were really close. Well.... after I got over my unrealistic expectations over the years, I've learned something new. It brings me happiness now to realize the security and comfort I find in Andy and knowing that he wants me to be happy. I just have to learn how to tell him exactly what I need in detail :) and he does his best to make it happen. So this year my birthday was perfect. I told him a few days before exactly the things that were important to me, what I wanted to do, who I wanted there, and the things I didn't want to do. He even took notes and followed through without a hitch. My surprise breakfast was yummy, cake with the kids at ten AM exciting, our triple dinner/games date a ton of fun, and a night alone while the kids stayed at Grandmas and we soaked in the tub the perfect end to the day, but my favorite gift was knowing that he loved me and my realization that now we are close. Not because he can read my mind or knows me perfectly but because if I just communicate well and we listen to each other, we can always meet each other's needs and be happy. It's a safe, happy place to be. Happy birthday Andy!